# Accident 20200704005279A: Piper PA-22-150, Tyonek, AK, July 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2200° N, 152.1600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2200&lon=-152.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7208D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7208D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,053 total, 135 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200704005279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERFLEW OFF AIRPORT STRIP TWICE TO CHECK FOR OBSTACLES, AND DECIDED TO LAND UPSLOPE.

CAME IN WITH A STABILIZED APPROACH ON FINAL.

UPON TOUCHDOWN, BOUNCED THE LANDING AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND.

REALIZED AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GETTING THE NEEDED PERFORMANCE FOR CLEARING ALDER BUSHES AT END OF STRIP.

COMMITTED TO IMPENDING IMPACT AND TRIED TO SLOW AIRCRAFT DOWN.

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED BUSHES AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC20CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA066), Jul 4, 2020: Piper PA22 (N7208D), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land at an unimproved airstrip with limited go-around capabilities, his improper landing flare and aborted landing, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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